In the name of the father : Washington's legacy, slavery, and the making of a nation / Fran₎ќcois Furstenberg
Imprint
New York : Penguin Press, 2006
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Status
CCQ - Lusail Male Library
E310
Available
Description
335 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-319) and index
Contents
What the nation was up against -- The farewell -- The threats: geographical, political, international -- Consent, slavery, and the problem of U.S. nationalism -- 1. The apotheosis of George Washington -- Washington dies -- The nation's uncertain
Summary
Documents the ways in which George Washington's words, image, and mythology shaped America's fledgling republic in the first fifty years after the Revolutionary War, offering insight into the pivotal role played by slavery issues
